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>(disclaimer: I wasn't in those comments, IDK who's reality is true here)

As someone who did see that thread evolve, let me help you out.

HN (being largely comprised of redditors) were more than happy to amplify pure misinformation because it was politically expedient. The evidence that it was fake was given fairly early on; a lot of people ignored it.

It's certainly a condemnation of the userbase on this forum.